MDH reports 2,004 new COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths

The Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday reported 44 new deaths from COVID-19 and 2,004 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.

Meanwhile, as of Thursday, there have been a total of 91,174 COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 74,191 receiving the Pfizer vaccine and 16,935 receiving the Moderna vaccine, according to MDH. Forty-eight vaccinations are considered "unknown/missing" in the data.

Of the 2,004 newly reported cases, 290 of them are noted as probable cases, according to MDH. A total of 15,917 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.

So far, 5,572 people have died from the coronavirus in Minnesota. Of those deaths, 191 are listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Thursday, 3,576 were in long-term care facilities.

To date, 22,541 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 4,733 patients have been in the ICU.

According to MDH, the new positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Thursday moved the state’s total to 429,570 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 408,510 patients have recovered or are recovering and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Thursday, more than 5.8 million COVID-19 tests have been completed in Minnesota.

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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 87.4 million people worldwide and killed over 1.88 million people.

About 48.5 million people worldwide have recovered as of Thursday.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients with confirmed COVID-19 have mild to severe respiratory problems, with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath. Some patients report a loss of smell and/or taste and having muscle aches, headache, sore throat, and/or chills and shaking.

Note: According to MDH – "Because all data are preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths."